It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

The new definition revealed that many individuals faced a higher risk of death due to harmful body fat , even though their ...

Using a 2024 obesity framework, 18.8 percent of the adults previously been categorized as “overweight” now fit under the ...

Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible to be both fat and fit. Huge numbers of the 17.6million Brits who have been told that they are overweight are in ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

We’re measuring obesity wrong — experts pinpoint 3 signs you may fit the bill regardless of your BMI ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI. Here's what they recommend using instead.

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

Kelce, at 6 feet, 5 inches and 250 pounds has a BMI of 29.6, just shy of the 30 BMI cutoff for being considered "obese," accoding to the CDC's BMI calculator.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass index, that could change clinical care.